2021-08-10 Planning & Environment Committee Meeting Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                   10 AUGUST 2021


5     REPORTS FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE COMMITTEE


1     MCU17/0530 - REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT OF 50% OF THE COST                                       OF
      DECOMISSIONING TANKS IN ROAD RESERVE AT 34 MAPLE STREET, COOROY


Author            Manager Development Assessment, Kerri Coyle
                  Environment & Sustainable Development Department

Index             ECM/ Application No/ MCU17/0530

Attachments       Nil.



EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Not applicable.

RECOMMENDATION
That Council note the report by the Manager Development Assessment to the Planning &
Environment Committee Meeting dated 10 August 2021 and agree to reimburse 50% of the cost of
decommissioning the underground tanks in the road reserve at 34 Maple Street, Cooroy to Madill
Motors Pty Ltd being $5,075.12.



REPORT
An application to convert an existing building at 34 Maple Street, Cooroy to a bakery and restaurant
was approved at Council’s Ordinary Meeting on 21 December 2017 subject to a number of conditions
including requirements to remove a petrol bowser and decommission underground tanks located
within the Maple Street road reserve:
15.   Within three months of the date of this approval a detailed site contamination assessment
      report prepared by a suitably qualified and experienced person in accordance with the
      procedures and practices detailed in the National Environment Protection (Assessment of Site
      Contamination) Measure 1999 (NEPM) must be prepared and submitted to Council. The
      report must conclude:
      a.   whether any site contamination associated with the dangerous goods infrastructure
           within the road reserve is causing, or is likely to cause, ‘environmental harm’ (as defined
           under the Environmental Management and Pollution Control Act 1994); and
      b.   whether any site contamination associated with the dangerous goods infrastructure
           within the road reserve presents an occupational health and safety risk to workers
           involved in redevelopment of the site.
      If the assessment report concludes that remediation and/or management strategies are
      necessary to avoid risks to human health or the environment, a proposed remediation and/or
      management plan must also be submitted to Council. Any remediation or management plan
      involving soil disturbance must include a detailed soil and water management plan to prevent
      off-site transfer of potentially-contaminated soil or stormwater.
      NB: It is mandatory for any contaminated land investigation documents, including investigation
      reports, validation reports and draft site management plans to be certified by an approved
      auditor and must have approval from the Department of Environment and Heritage and
      Protection (DEHP). DEHP have list of approved auditors.

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